About the Western Black-headed Batis
The western black-headed batis or Von Erlanger's batis, is a species of passerine bird in the wattle-eye family Platysteiridae. It is found over an extensive area of central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and moist savanna. It was formerly treated as conspecific with the eastern black-headed batis.
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in Eritrea.
When to see it
Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Rwenzori BatisBatis diopsThe Rwenzori batis is a small, active black and white Old World flycatcher.
Woodwards' BatisBatis fratrumWoodwards' batis is 10.5 cm (4.1 in) in length and weighs 10.3–13.8 g (0.36–0.49 oz).
Pygmy BatisBatis perkeoThe pygmy batis, as its name suggests, is a tiny, rather dumpy but dapper black, white and grey bird with similarities to the flycatchers.
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